Meeting with academic hero went really well
Apparently he and two of the other profs in the unitwill be in PGH next week and he said that we should meet for coffee to see if I would be a good fit
He seems to like me well enough to recommend that I meet his colleagues. Apps are headed in the right direction!
That’s great news! Congrats. And keep us posted on how it goes—you’re gonna crush it.
Honestly, eating cheese buns makes me really happy.
Also, that week i spent watching The terminal list from my cozy bed and soft pjs was a remarkably happy week.
@SvenG more good news
I met with the profs today and the other two seem to like me. Academic hero suggested that I come and visit for a week sometime!!!
He also very strongly implied that I had a good shot.
I was worried about my GRE score, but turns out the school isn’t requiring them so I’m in the clear there!!!
I should also give a shoutout to my advisors.
We met during one of the breaks in the conference they were attending. I got there slightly early and Advisor B (academic hero’s former PhD student) and the UCSD profs were still in a session. Advisor A was in another session that got out a bit earlier. Instead of socialising with others, he came and sat by me for a solid 10 min
Advisor B really made an effort to promote me to academic hero and his colleagues.
Fresh sage is 
yum!
I have a friend who I respect very much but have more or less cut contact with bc I always leave the conversation feeling VERY behind and not so great about myself (my problem, not his)
Anyways, I finally had a normal conversation with him today. It’s the second time in 2 years where I left not feeling shite
Dude, that’s amazing. And I know exactly how you feel.
Comedy, music, art, internet (sometimes), brilliant ideas, perfectly delicious food, and your mom.
My kid finding increasing professional success through his passionate hobby at age 22 makes me happy.
I’m happy that my boy’s latest gig job was a success. Really, really happy.
This is his second season of being a bench angler and mate for two of the best Atlantic Bluefin Tuna boat captains in New England and another vessel that’s up-and-coming. Unfortunately for him, he still needs to work a full-time job and pick up tuna angler work as it is offered to him. Luckily for him, he works for a well-known Maine outfitting company who is generous with granting time off for outdoor adventures. Also luckily for him, he’s only 22 and already has his name out there as an angler in top-performing boats in two different New England tournaments.
Part of getting ahead in life is who you know, and now he’s learning that what you do with those opportunities is the most important part. There’s an awful lot of hard work that goes into landing a monster like this, especially in early December. I’m really proud of him.
Good lord, how much did they make off this one?
I miss New England fishing.
He hasn’t gotten his check yet but this was a 500lb fish, which is definitely a keeper but still medium-sized. His cut as a mate and angler is usually in the 800-1500 range for a fish like this. His largest so far was a 700 lb fish, caught last summer.
Tuna fishing is somewhat unique in that it is one of the few commercial fish that you are required by law to sport fish for. You can’t just net them with massive trawlers and it’s not like you’re yanking up traps from the bottom of the ocean like a lobsterman. You have to catch them with bait, rod, reel and harpoon.
I’m just glad he still likes to come out on my 17 foot Lund to fish Maine freshwater with me.
I am with you on this one. My son graduated A&M in May, had a job in his career field by July and just bought a car from my wife and I by getting a car loan by himself (no co-signing). This makes my happy. He is independent and can take care of himself, feel like I did something right!
It is always re-assuring to see them pursuing good opportunities and making good choices. There are an awful lot of landmines out there for young people to step on today. Way more than we had to deal with, in my opinion. It is both interesting and sad to observe this as time goes on and the good kids all grow up into a mixed bag of adults. Luckily my boy is very good at picking his friends and distancing himself from trouble. He’s shown that repeatedly, and that’s why he was having an exciting adventure on a world-class tuna boat last week.
One of his early elementary school best friends is now in jail for recently chasing a woman through the woods and shooting at her with a handgun in an ostensible attempt to protect his grandmother from the woman’s mean dog. I took that kid camping with us several times, fed him countless meals when he was over to play or for sleepovers and now he’s a thug and menace to our community. It’s really sad to watch.
They’re all good kids when they’re in elementary school, even the ones with no father around. That’s the common denominator for struggling young adults I see as time has passed, and not just with young men. I’m such a believer in two parent (male and female) households now, whereas I would have written them off as nearly irrelevant when I was 18. Men are critically important for the well-being of children and their success as adults.
A lot of the terrible consequences for lack of parenting don’t materialize until the boys become young men, full of bad ideas with no impulse control or strong male figure in their lives to bring them to heel. I’m seeing it over and over again now that the kids I knew as great kids are all grown into adults. I saw this with the kids I grew up with as well, but watching that process unfold as an adult gives you a much different perspective than living through it with your friends as you grow up together.
At age 22, he and I both get to witness this together, and I’m hoping that the lessons are beginning to stick. It’s easy to believe that they don’t when you’re in the eye-rolling teenage years, which makes me that much happier to see some of my lessons bearing fruit at age 22.
I think it happens to everyone, a point where you have to decide what am I going to do with my life. My son had an episode with a car at 19. He could have gone one of two ways, he chose to finish school with a degree that pays (that was important to him) and got hired. He now works in the Maritime industry. For me, the Army helped me grow up (probably a better soldier now than when I was in! But, the lessons learned are invaluable.)
The best thing in the work world that helped him was the 30 year Navy and Coast Guard Vets that he works with at the Port. They are no non-sense and re-enforce the lessons he heard growing up. What you are doing with these types of posts matter, if the older among us don’t show them the way, Lord knows where they will end up. Nice to see some discussion besides personal bests! Right now, staying healthy and in the gym means more than a PB on DL!
I miss snow being in florida. Hoping I get to see some when I head to Wisconsin next week.
Going to Hawaii then florida, happy to be in some warm weather
